A Google Package Challenges Microsoft — Google is taking aim at one of Microsoft's most lucrative franchises. — On Thursday, Google, the Internet search giant, will unveil a package of communications and productivity software aimed at businesses, which overwhelmingly rely on Microsoft products for those functions.

It's G-Day: Google Launches Apps Premier — The day that everyone knew was coming has arrived with the announcement that Google has launched Google Apps Premier, its subscription package of premium, hosted business applications in direct competition with Microsoft.

Google battles Microsoft head-on — The search and advertising giant is now selling a cheap competitor to Microsoft Office. Fortune's Adam Lashinsky watches as Google takes the gloves off. — SAN FRANCISCO (Fortune) — For more than a year now, whenever someone has accused Google …

Skype asks FCC to open up cellular networks — Skype yesterday petitioned the FCC to lay the smack down on wireless phone carriers who "limit subscribers' right to run software communications applications of their choosing" (read: Skype software). Skype wants the agency to more stringently apply …

BUILDING OUT THE WIRED BLOG NETWORK — At Wired we're working hard on a technology platform shift that will let us relaunch the site with loads of bells and whistles in June. This involves engineers, "QA" and "release candidates", all of which is exactly as exasperating as it sounds.

Cisco and Apple Reach Agreement on iPhone Trademark — Cisco and Apple® today announced that they have resolved their dispute involving the "iPhone" trademark. Under the agreement, both companies are free to use the "iPhone" trademark on their products throughout the world.

Yahoo news to tilt to a lilt — LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Yahoo Inc. is hoping a quirky take on the news will strike a chord as its next original programming effort. — The Web giant confirmed Wednesday that it will launch a video project before the end of this quarter that will feature …

Microsoft kicks the tires on Revver — Don't expect Microsoft to stand pat in a video-sharing sector dominated by Google's YouTube. — A week after a test version of Microsoft's video site, Soapbox, went live, the company sized up at least one potential acquisition target, sources say.

Ad-supported online video 'losing ground' — The market for film and television internet downloads is expected to grow dramatically over the next five years, with revenues from paid downloads far exceeding earnings from advertising placed on free programming, according to a new industry study.

Google sees video anti-piracy tools as priority — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc., racing to head off a media industry backlash over its video Web site YouTube, will soon offer anti-piracy technologies to help all copyright holders thwart unauthorized video sharing, its chief executive said on Wednesday.

FeedBurner's View of the Feed Market — Prompted by widespread buzz from many FeedBurner publishers who blogged about notable increases in feed subscribers over the weekend, we thought now was a good time to step back and talk about media consumption drivers, and how to accurately assess adoption …